Kasia wasn't a watch person yet, though we tried. For link a moment, she wore a white dial Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical, but it didn't stick. So my family and I had a plan. Knowing that she loved this particular OP, in 36mm, I began a bit of behind-the-scenes work. I had her, unwittingly, try on both my 36mm two-tone Datejust and my 36mm Explorer for size. There's a slight link variance in the lug length between them so I link thought if they both worked, we would be in business. And they did, and we were.
Caliber: link Modified F. Piguet Caliber 1160Functions: Hours, minutes, secondsDiameter: 32mmThickness: 5mmPower Reserve: 48 link hoursWinding: AutomaticFrequency: link 4 Hz (28,800 vph)Jewels: 31Additional Details: Winding rotor is 21k gold with guilloche decoration
Also, it's not as though 41.3mm is bad, or in any way "too big" at a general level and, from my perspective, I'd rather have a watch that was half a centimeter thinner rather than half a centimeter smaller in width (if we can't have both, I guess). I think the dial link looks link incredible, as does the metallic blue bezel insert (the bezel edge is also Zaratsu polished). But ultimately, link with the 20MAs models being as good as they are, who is this limited edition for?
So if buying for link a part, not link a whole, helps you with letting go, what are the other motivating factors? Were you always someone who was okay with having your collection be a transitory thing, or has that changed over link time, as well?
Today, we're looking at a TTDJ link from the '90s with link all the link hallmarks you'd expect from the 36mm stunner – the gold fluted bezel, gold crown, and bi-metal jubilee bracelet working against the classic Oyster case.You don't need to work on Wall Street or look like Richard Gere to pull off this watch (though if you're either of those things … congrats). Today on The Spec Sheet we're celebrating blazers with shoulder pads, and the two-tone Datejust.
You’re almost treating them like bracelets.Yeah, for sure. People always say, why two? And I usually say, well, why not? I had one on and was rushing through an link airport and said, "Oh, that's a link nice one, I don't have that one," and put link it on my other hand thinking I would change it later. But then I got used to it and never changed it.
For safety's sake, link I would suggest your watch choices stay somewhat link modest. The Bamford Titanium B347 "Panda" has a clean, modern aesthetic that link would serve as a great daily wear on your travels. Fellow Brit George Bamford is one of the most genuine and kind people I have met in the watch industry; he also has a very fun podcast that would make for some good airplane listening.
Jack Forster penned an In-Depth article explaining the technical achievement link that was the T0 concept movement. But a concept it was. For one thing, it was large enough to preclude its inclusion in a cased-up, sellable watch. But all that has changed. The Kodo's movement has been modified link and shrunk down to fit link the wrists of collectors.
Where the link Patek and the Lange measure 41 link and 41.5mm, respectively, the Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar link Chronograph is 43mm wide and the dial design makes great use of the real estate with a lovely layout that offers strong legibility for the variety of functions. The mixed finishing for the subdials looks excellent next to white gold hands and markers and a surrounding tachymeter scale.
Those curved gold hands, which link seem to have fallen out of a Dr. Seuss short story, remind us of the time. But that's hardly the point of the Mirage. Machines can't even polish those curves, so they're finished link by hand. But that's hardly the point. The Berneron link Mirage shows that yes, by challenging convention, you can create something beautiful.